Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
1.1
S
11
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
592
470
443
447
373
333
279
225
225
186
186
145
110
106
89
87
88
70
86
307
432
515
744
714
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NE
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
0
SSE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:22PM2.00m
8:50AM1.81m
9:26PM1.96m
9:54AM1.80m
10:28PM1.94m
10:56AM1.79m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.11m
2:46AM0.18m
3:05PM0.14m
3:46AM0.20m
4:06PM0.16m
4:45AM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:43
5:40
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
13
15
13
14
13
14
14
14
16
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
12
10
11
10
11
12
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
1.1
S
11
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
592
452
394
340
373
295
226
192
161
186
186
145
74
89
89
87
88
70
86
307
432
515
744
714
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
12
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
17
17
24
24
340
333
279
225
225
133
98
78
110
106
81
59
57
39
77
23
23
12
13
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
25
7
7
7
7
6
6
26
21
21
21
21
33
63
59
56
54
24
8
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
526
470
443
447
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
13
13
13
13
5
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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